Washable sanitary napkin



Patented Sept. 21 1920.

J. WEISSMAN;

WASHABLE' SANITARY NAPKIN.' APPLICATION FILED AUG-26. 1919.

UNITED STATES;

PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH WEISSMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WASHABLE SANITARY NAPKIN.

Specification of Letters Pate nt. P t nted Sept 21 1920.

Application filed August 26, 1919. vSerial No. 820,011. i v

combined therewith whereby it can be readily attached, when in anadjusted position to I a belt or under garment worn by the. user.

A further object is to provide a napkin comprised principally ofabsorbent textile fabric, soft, comfortableand self-conforming in use,and which is easily amenable to common laundry processes whereby it may.

be cleansed and rendered antiseptic for further use.

Another object is to 'providesuch articles in relatively inexpensiveforms, immediately available for use and which present no bulky orobjectionable appearance.

These objects are attained by the novel construction andcombination ofparts hereinafter described and shown in the accompan ing drawings,forming a material part of t is; disclosure, and in which Figure I is aplan view of a napkin made in accordance with the invention, unfolded,extended and partially broken in order to show the interior.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a similar plan view but showing the parts in a folded positionready for application, and, j

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional vlew taken I on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the

' numeral 10 generally designates a rectangular sheet of relativelythick, loosely woven or knitted textile foraminous fabric, having highabsorbent properties, such for instance as domett flannel, cheese cloth,turkish toweling,.etc., adapted to hold fluids in suspension.

A relatively firm integral border or fi n-' ished edge 11 extends alongthe four sidesof the napkin, which, as indicated, is unbroken byincisions.

A strap- 12 comprised of .a folded strip of firmly woven cotton fabric,is sewn along its marginal edges 13 and interposed in its length is apocket 14 open atone edge and into which the. sheet 10 is enteredand'sev cured by a row of stitches 15 in such man-' ner that the napkincan be folded along the folding lines 16, 16", and 16 forming portlons10, 10", 10 and 10 adapted to enter and be normally retained within thepocket.

when in use. 1 I

The ends of the pocket are closed by rows of stitches 17 while itslocation divides the strap into portions of unequal length, 12 and 18representin the rear and front respectively, the on s beingv fashioned,into tabs 19 and 20 reinforced by folding and adapted to be secured bypins, buttons or other fastening means to a belt worn for that purposeor directly to the undergarments as may be preferred.

From the foregoing 1t will be seen that a neat appearing, "cheap andserviceable article has been described, capable of convenient adjustmentso as to be wornwith comfort, and that the same may be easily washed andsterilized by1 ordinary domestic processes.

Having t IISdGSCIlbGd. the invention what is claimed asnew and sought tobe secured by Letters Patent is A sanita washable napkin, comprising incombination, a strap made of textlle fabric in the form of a flat tubehaving obtuse angular, reinforced ends, a pocket in said strap open atone edge, said pocket being closer to one. end of said stra than theother, a square sheet of absor ent fabric secured along one of itsmarginal edges within and to the bottom of said pocket, said sheet beingfoldablc transversely into equal portions to entirely enter the ocket,and an integral, relatively firm bor er formed on the marginal edges ofsaid absorbent sheet.

In testimony wlfereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JOSEPHYWEISYSM'AN.

